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The low range of the return on equity which triggers a retail customer partial refund obligation.

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The percentage of retail earnings to be returned to retail customers as ordered by the regulatory agency when the return on equity falls within a certain range.

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The high range of the return on equity which triggers a retail customer partial refund obligation. All retail earnings must be returned to customers when the return on equity exceeds this high range.

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For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of acquisition related costs.

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Current regulatory liabilities generally represent obligations to make refunds to customers for various reasons including overpayment.

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Percentage of public utility's approved return on equity.

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The amount for the individual regulatory liability as itemized in a table of regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period.

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